Printing to tray 2 (2003 SP3)

I want to write a macro to print two copies of a document but I need to print one copy from tray 1 (we have headed paper in this tray) and one from tray 2 ( we have plain paper in this tray). When I record a macro even if I change the paper tray manually it doesn't record this in the macro so how do I change the tray in my macro?

Re: Printing to tray 2 (2003 SP3)

Probably not the ideal solution, but one that has worked for me in the past where I had a non-vba application where I needed to change the paper type setup - colour and media - which took more than a few clicks through the printer setup.

Create a copy of the printer in your Printers and Faxes by installing it as a new printer. Set one printer to default to Tray 1, the other to Tray 2. With your macro, you (simply!) print one copy to one printer and the second to the other.

Re: Printing to tray 2 (2003 SP3)

> Yes I did select the paper tab and select one tray the first time I printer and the other the next time but Word didn't seem to record the fact.

I know this is redundant with Hans's post, but just to be 100% clear: Word will record changes you make in Word's own Page Setup dialog, but it can not "see" any changes you make in the print settings dialog that opens from the Properties button in the Print dialog. You need to change the trays in Page Setup before opening the Print dialog.